This was not a set up for a good long run today: I had a mid-back spasm in the first mile of my 5-miler yesterday morning that was still bothering me this morning. [Managed to fight for a 9’22” pace yesterday] The first hour of the run didn’t break 9:30 pace, the second hour was […]
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Can I just get a new laptop?
Major PC issues. VPN/Wireless/System not playing well together.
Finding the about screen in Word 2007
I had to dig to find this: I used to be able to get the version number via the Help->About… functionality. Pretty standard Windows pattern. I wanted to see if the pushed update of Office 2007 SP2 had been applied this morning, and eventually had to look it up. It is now under the Office […]
How I studied for the Sun Certified Java Programmer [SCJP] 6 Exam
Including an inline review of two SCJP study guides. Disclaimer: This is not a guide to passing the test with zero experience and no preparation. The SCJP exam will quickly expose lack of working knowledge. I have roughly 15 years of experience with programming in C and derivative languages, including about 1 year of Java […]